Lesa Mrdutt and her faculty advisor, Kathy Heltzer

Lesa Mrdutt passed her Final Oral Exam on May 12, 2009. Her special area of interest in completing her PPM was Collaborative Systems of Care: Wraparound. At the time of graduation Lesa was a Wraparound Case Mananger for the Human Development Center in Douglas County.

Katie(right) and her faculty advisor, Dr. Anne Tellett
Katie Nickolay passed her Final Oral Exam on May 19, 2009. Her Portfolio reflected her special interest in macro social work practice. Following graduation Katie will be moving to the Twin Cities

Susan Sawyer passed her Final Oral Exam on May 19, 2009. She completed a Masters Research Project Evaluation of the Program to Aid Victimes of Sexual Assault (PAVSA) training in the Duluth Public Schools.

Dana Fromberg passed her final oral exam on May 21, 2009. She completed a PPM with a special focus on Children's Mental Health and Wraparound Services.

Nichole Clover passed her Final Oral Exam on November 16, 2009. She completed a Master's Research Project regarding the Merritt Creek Day Treatment Program. Nichole is employed at the Human Development Center working with TACT (Transitional Assertive Community Treatment)

Ben Hatfield passed his Final Oral Exam in November of 2009.

Ben's primary interest (and the focus of his PPM) is in providing services to people with dual mental illness and chemical dependency challenges.  Before graduating, he worked as residential coordinator of the Human Development Center's chemical dependency program, and has been hired to serve as the Community Support Worker for HDC's CSP Program in Douglas County upon getting his MSW.  Ben was a good friend to many of his classmates while a student here.